Mop



W. EVANS June 4, 1935.

MOP

Original Filed Jan. 2, 1930 INVENTOR BY WILL E VA NS A' I'TOR N EY Patented June 4, 1935 Will Evans, Hawthorne, Calif.

Application January 2, 1930, Serial No. 417,961 Renewed September 5, 1934 9 Claims.

My invention relates to mops, and more particularly to mops with wringing attachment.

The primary object of this invention is to provide improvements over United States Letters Patent, No. 1,733,339, issued to me October 29,

1929, for Mops.

The objects of the improvements are: first, to provide a mop of this class in which the mop cloth is supported at its opposite end and in which one end may be twisted for wringing the mop and whereby the opposite end may be contracted toward and held in the central portion of its supporting means so that the supporting means cannot be readily distorted; second, to provide means for engaging the opposite sides of one end of the mop cloth whereby the opposite sides may be gripped and separated or contractedrelative to each other by a single operating means; third, to provide novel lever means for effecting the function of contracting the opposite sides of the mop cloth toward the central portion of the supporting means and also for separating'the opposite sides from each other; fourth, to provide novel means for gripping the opposite sides of the mop cloth; fifth, to provide novel and simple means for holding the opposite sides of the mop cloth in separated relation relative to each other at the opposite supported ends thereof; and, sixth, to provide as a whole a novelly constructed mop of this class and one which is particularly simple and economical of construction, durable, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of my new improved mop; Fig. 2 is a top view thereof; and, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my mop showing the mop cloth in the position of being wrung.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the views of the drawing.

My mop, as shown in the drawing, includes essentially a base plate I, a forward mop-holding element 2, a rear mop-holding member 3, a handle 4, a wringer member 5, mop-cloth shifting levers 6 and l, and a mop cloth 8.

The base or foot plate I of my mop is preferably formed of sheet metal with the lateral edges turned upwardly for reinforcing. The forward mop-holding element 2 consists preferably of a single piece of heavy wire bent in substantially U-shaped form with the ends of the legs 2a removably secured in recesses or eyes la at the lat- 1 eral sides of the base plate I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The legs 2a immediately forwardly of the base plate are bent outwardly beyond the lateral sides of the base plate, forming outwardly diverging legs 2b which .are connected at their extreme ends by a straight connecting portion 20 of the member 2. The mop cloth 8, which is made in loop form, as shown best in Fig. 1, is extended or looped around this connecting portion 20. The member 2 is removed for placing the cloth 8 therearound and is then snapped into position, theresiliency of the member 2 holding the same in position. From the plate I are struck upwardly a pair of lugs lb near the rear side of the plate. These lugs extend upwardly and provide pivotal connection of the plate to the handled-said handle being provided at its end with a ferrule 9 having at its forward end a pair of downwardly extending ears 9a which are pivotally connected to the lugs lb.

The rear side of the plate I is cut inwardly, as indicated by la in Figs. 2 and 3, to permit the handle 4 to be folded backwardly at an obtuse angleto the under side of the foot plate I.

The rear mop-holding element 3 and the crank 5 are formed from an integral rod or heavy piece of wire. The crank 5 consists of journal portion 5a to one end of which is secured an arm 5b at the outer end of which is rotatably mounted the knob Ill. The journal portion 5a is rotatably mounted in and extends diametrically through the handle 4. The opposite end of the journal portion is connected to the mop-cloth holding element 3 which is in the form of a loop open at one side 3a for inserting one end of the mopcloth thereinto. The side of the member 3 opposite the opening 30. is arched, as indicated by 3b, so that when one end of the looped mop cloth is drawn over the arched member, the same will be automatically spread to the opposite sides of the arched portion for spreading the mop cloth on the holding element 3.

The arms 6 and 1 are similar in construction and are angularly shaped in the form of bell crank levers, that is, each is provided with two arms 6a and 6b and la and lb which are positioned respectively at an angle to each other. These angular arms or bell crank levers are pivotally mounted at their vertex or intersecting portions 60 and lo, at the upper side of the base plate I near the forward and lateral sides thereof. The arms 6a and 1a are formed by splitting said arms longitudinally and folding such portions over each other at the split portion forming resilient forks or furcations for clamping the opposite sides of the forward portion of the mop cloth therebetween. The forward or free ends of the furcated arms are corrugated transversely in order to more efiectually hold the opposite sides of'the mop cloth therebetween, as shown in the drawing, the corrugated portions being designated 6d and Id, respectively. The arms 6a and la extend toward and are positioned over the forward or connecting portion 20,

of the forward mop-cloth-holding element 2. The arm lb of the lever l is longitudinally slotted, as indicated by he, and ispivotally connected through the slotted portion by a pin 66 at the end of the arm 6b. 7

The lever 6 is provided with a third arm 6 which extends backwardly from the intersection or pivotal axis of the other arms and is adapted for shifting both of the levers 6 and ,1. The arm 6], when the Inop cloth is fully spread at the front end, as shown in'Fig. 2, is positioned over the base plate I and is ,heldin such position by a lug is struck upwardly from the rear Jportionof the base plated, the arm 6] being raised slightly at its end forplacing the same behind the lug ld.- The arm 6 is also preferably provided with alug 6g at its end, which lug extends upwardly to facilitate ,the shifting of the arm 6/.

Though I have shownand described a particular construction, combination and. arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish-to be limited to this particular construction,-c-ombination, and arrangement, but desire to include in ,the scope of my invention the construction, combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. 2

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: .i g

1. In a mop of the class described, a base, mopcloth holding elements at the forward end and adjacent the rear end thereof, one of the elements being rotatable, and mop-cloth shifting levers at the opposite sides of the base. in association with-the other mop cloth holding element for shifting together theopposite sides of a mop cloth extending therearound.

2. In a mop ofthe class described, a base, mopcloth holding elements at the forward end and adjacent the rear end thereof, one of the elements being rotatable, and mop-cloth shifting levers in association with the other element for shifting together the opposite sides of a mop cloth extending around said. ,other element, said levers being pivoted intermediate their ends and extending with one .end towardsaid other element and connected attheir opposite ends so as to shift simultaneously, and an arm connected with said levers for shifting the same.

3. In a mop of the class described, a base, mopcloth holding elements at the forward end and adjacent the rear end thereof, a mop cloth looped around both of the elements, a pair of bell crank levers pivotally mounted intermediate their ends on the base, an arm of each extending toward the forward element and the other arms of the levers being connected, one of the levers having an arm extending therefrom for actuating both of the bell crank levers.

4. In a mop, a mop head, a frame carried by said mop head, a pair of arms pivoted on said mop head extending over said frame adapted to engage the marginal portions of a mop-cloth looped over said frame, said arms being movable toward each other to effect squeezing action on the portion of the mop-cloth extending therebetween, and means for twisting said mopcloth to effect wringing thereof. H

5. In a mop, a mop head, a frame carried by said mop head, and a pair ofarms pivoted on said mop head extending over said frame adapted to engage the marginal portion of a mopcloth looped over said frame, said arms being movable toward each other to eifect squeezing action on the portion of the mop-cloth extending therebetween. I

6. In a mop, a mop .head, a frame carried by said mop head, a pair of arms pivoted on said mop head extending over said frame adapted to engage the marginal portion of a mop-cloth looped over said frame, said arms being movable toward each other to effect squeezing action on the portion of the mop-cloth extending therebetween, and means for collectively moving said arms.

7. In a mop ofthe class described, a base, mop- .cloth holding elements at the forward end and looped around both of the elements, and arm means in association with the forward element, 3

said arm means being shiftabletoward each other for contracting the mop-cloth towards the central portion of the latter element.

9. Ina mop, a mop-head, a frame readily removably mounted on said mop-head, a pair of arms pivoted on said mop-head extending over said. frame adapted toengage the marginal portions of a mop-cloth looped over said frame, said arms being movable towardseach other to affect squeezing action on the portion of the mop-cloth extending therebetween.

,- WILL EVANS. 

